The Gospel According to Lazarus Lib/E

Author:   Richard Zimler ,  Claire Bloom ,  Stefan Rudnicki
Publisher:   Skyboat Media
Edition:   Library Edition
ISBN:  

9781094095400


Publication Date:   10 March 2020
Format:   Audio  Audio Format
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From the internationally bestselling author of The Last Kabbalist of Lisbon comes a dazzling new work of historical fiction, retelling the story of the Passion from the point of view of Lazarus. According to the New Testament, Jesus resurrected his friend, but the Gospel of John omits details of how he achieved this miracle and whether he had any special purpose in doing so. The acclaimed novelist Richard Zimler takes up the tale and recreates the story of the Passion from Lazarus's point of view. Restored to physical health, he has difficulty picking up his former existence; his experience of death has left him fragile and disoriented, and he has sensed nothing of an afterlife. Meanwhile he has become something of a local celebrity, even though he and Jesus are increasingly reviled by the Temple's high priests. As he turns more and more to Jesus for guidance, while observing his friend's growing mystical powers and influence through his spiritual activities, he finds their lives becoming dangerously entwined, which tests to the limit their friendship and affection. In this compelling work of fiction, the author places Jesus in the historical context of ancient Jewish practice and tradition; he is at once a charismatic rabbi and a political activist who uses his awareness of a transcendent reality--culminating in the Kingdom of Heaven--to try to bring justice to his people and a broader compassion for humankind. With The Gospel According to Lazarus, Richard Zimler brings the familiar story vividly to life and finds fresh meaning in the Passion and Crucifixion.

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Author:   Richard Zimler ,  Claire Bloom ,  Stefan Rudnicki
Publisher:   Skyboat Media
Imprint:   Skyboat Media
Edition:   Library Edition
ISBN:  

9781094095400


ISBN 10:   1094095400
Publication Date:   10 March 2020
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Audio
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us.

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The Gospel According to Lazarus is a stunning, intense, thought-provoking, often very moving recreation of the violent revolutionary period of the Roman conquest of Judaea in the days preceding the execution of Jesus by Pontius Pilate. -- Canadian Jewish News A novel rich in detail and perception and grounded in the sensual compulsions of life...In its intrigue, passion, and trauma, (it has) the aspects of a biblical thriller. -- Jewish Chronicle Zimler manages to make the best-known narrative in Western culture a page-turner. I simply had to keep going to the very end. -- The Guardian (UK)


Zimler manages to make the best-known narrative in Western culture a page-turner. I simply had to keep going to the very end. -- The Guardian (UK) A novel rich in detail and perception and grounded in the sensual compulsions of life...In its intrigue, passion, and trauma, (it has) the aspects of a biblical thriller. -- Jewish Chronicle The Gospel According to Lazarus is a stunning, intense, thought-provoking, often very moving recreation of the violent revolutionary period of the Roman conquest of Judaea in the days preceding the execution of Jesus by Pontius Pilate. -- Canadian Jewish News


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Richard Zimler is the award-winning author of several novels, including The Last Kabbalist of Lisbon, winner of the Herodotus Award for Best First Historical Novel, and The Warsaw Anagrams, named the 2010 Book of the Year in Portugal by Ler. His novels have appeared on bestseller lists in twelve countries, including the United States, Great Britain, Portugal, Italy, and Australia. He writes reviews for the Los Angeles Times and the San Francisco Chronicle and lives in Porto, Portugal. Claire Bloom gained international fame in 1951 with her screen debut in Charles Chaplin's motion picture Limelight. Among her many memorable films are Richard III, The Haunting, Look Back in Anger, and A Doll's House. Stefan Rudnicki first became involved with audiobooks in 1994. Now a Grammy-winning audiobook producer, he has worked on more than three thousand audiobooks as a narrator, writer, producer, or director. He has narrated more than three hundred audiobooks. A recipient of multiple AudioFile Earphones Awards, he was presented the coveted Audie Award for solo narration in 2005, 2007, and 2014, and was named one of AudioFile's Golden Voices in 2012.

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